Monkeeee01
Senior Retro Guru
Headtube is fine, sadly there is a small dent in the top tube but I’m sure it’s just cosmetic.
I’m exploring if it’s possible to get it filled or rolled out before it’s resprayed!!
Kona Ku Serial Number List - update 13/06/25
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I’m exploring if it’s possible to get it filled or rolled out before it’s resprayed!!
Great job.Sooooo, with the help of a couple of awesome fellow Retro Bikers on here (I won’t name them as I don’t want them to be bombarded with similar requests, but if they want to make them selves known that’s up to them), I managed to grab this ‘little beauty’ and ship her from Canada to West Sussex, England.
She’s not been very well looked after and I knew she was going to need a respray (but beggars can’t be choosers when it comes to a Ku - especially a 98 one).
I’ve been changing my mind daily about what colour to paint her but now I’ve received her I’m definitely going to get the original colour matched and restore her to her original glory.
Pic of the serial number which I think is: H9A00480
Will start a build thread and update as I go
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Petition to keep it original starts here
Great job.
Petition to keep it original starts here
It’s absolutely battered mate. Really bad condition paint.
Monkeeee01
Senior Retro Guru
Will stay original colour but 100% needs a respray!!
You know me, OG wins almost every time, especially on a custom frame. Just look at the state of the "top gun" Hot as a recent example.
The paint isn't the problem, re-creating the decals is but I trust your judgement
A further consideration point. As a later Ku with a seat-stay bridge, the SN is the key to ID'ing the frame, along it's OG patina. If the SN is lost in repainting, which is often the case, it becomes that much harder to resale in the future. I'd add that IF there's any intention to sell in the future, and there's an expectation to recoup costs, I'm afraid that's highly unlikely.
Effectively, why repaint a custom frame? Just get a Kula and save a stack of cash.
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That's gorgeous, definitely keep the same colour if you have to respray it. That's one of the '99 Taiwan made frames with the chain-stay bridge, first time I have seen one in that size. Interesting that it does not have the reinforced headtube that the larger frames have but I guess there is no room with that massive downtube to fit in!
That's a great spot...looks like we need to add another unique identifier!
Sooooo, with the help of a couple of awesome fellow Retro Bikers on here (I won’t name them as I don’t want them to be bombarded with similar requests, but if they want to make them selves known that’s up to them), I managed to grab this ‘little beauty’ and ship her from Canada to West Sussex, England.
She’s not been very well looked after and I knew she was going to need a respray (but beggars can’t be choosers when it comes to a Ku - especially a 98 one).
I’ve been changing my mind daily about what colour to paint her but now I’ve received her I’m definitely going to get the original colour matched and restore her to her original glory.
Pic of the serial number which I think is: H9A00480
Will start a build thread and update as I go
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If there's any chance you could get the full SN in shot that'd be much appreciated for the archive
So to wrap this up, 480 was already on the list but I've updated it with the latest info:
H9A00480 16" 1998 Metallic blue - Hodaka, 1999, Control Code A, October, 0480 (sold on Kiiji, now owned by @Monkeeee01 )
H9A00480 16" 1998 Metallic blue - Hodaka, 1999, Control Code A, October, 0480 (sold on Kiiji, now owned by @Monkeeee01 )
Monkeeee01
Senior Retro Guru
Yeah sure I can take a better picIf there's any chance you could get the full SN in shot that'd be much appreciated for the archive
